Trevor DruryChairmanTrevor is a practising barrister, panel adjudicator, ADR Group accredited mediator, chartered quantity surveyor, chartered construction manager, and project management consultant with over 40 years’ experience working within the construction and infrastructure industries. He is a tenant at the Chambers of Trevor Drury and Managing Director of forensic and expert advisory consultants, Morecraft Drury. He is past Chair of the Western Counties Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, past Chair of the Chartered Institute of Building Bristol Hub and currently sits on those committees as immediate past Chair. Trevor is also a former RICS branch Chair and member of the Society of Construction Law. |
Simon YatesTreasurerSimon is a dual qualified Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, with over 25 years’ experience in the construction industry. He is a Director at Rowfield Commercial and the current Chair of the Wales Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Simon is also a panel adjudicator (CIArb, UKA, CIC, CEDR), and RICS Registered Expert Witness. He is a member of the Society of Construction Law and the Adjudication Society. |
Leigh BelascoLeigh Belasco is a Consultant and Director of Belasco Associates Ltd. He is a dual-qualified Engineer and Quantity Surveyor with 30 years’ experience. He has been appointed in 300+ adjudications as both adjudicator and party representative, and in 200+ expert witness matters in civil and criminal cases. He specialises in construction, engineering, and professional negligence issues. He is a Fellow of both the RICS, CIArb, CIOB and IChemE. He sits on the RICS, CIC, IChemE, UKA and CIArb adjudication panels. |
Huw WilkinsHuw works at Fenwick Elliott LLP – the largest construction and energy law firm in the UK. He has specialised in construction and engineering disputes for over 17 years and, in that time, has worked on disputes in a variety of sectors – residential, commercial, energy (hydroelectric, offshore wind, oil & gas) and infrastructure (roads and rail). He has experience of adjudication, including the enforcement of awards in the TCC, as well as litigation in the TCC and Scottish Courts and international arbitration. |
Christopher ThomasChristopher is a Director at Secretariat International and a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 20 years’ experience, including 12 years based in Dubai. His experience spans a range of sectors including rail, transportation, infrastructure, building, civil engineering, mechanical and electrical works, and oil & gas. He provides quantum expert witness services in the context of construction and engineering disputes. His areas of expertise include the evaluation of damages, disruption and loss of productivity, variation claims, and the assessment of costs associated with acceleration and contract termination. Christopher has been involved in disputes across various jurisdictions and has experience of Adjudication, Arbitration and Litigation. |
Daniel ShawDaniel is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 20 years' experience of major international construction and engineering projects. He works at Secretariat, providing expert witness services in respect of the valuation of quantum claims. Energy and infrastructure disputes are a central part of Daniel’s practice, and he has substantial experience in the construction of onshore and offshore power generating facilities. Daniel is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Senior Associate of the Academy of Experts, and a member of the Society of Construction Law. |
